Tuesday, 13 June 2017

The Tree of Life, Bahrain

In the desert of Bahrain, where there’s
no groundwater source, quite inexplicably has been 400 years grows lonely
acacia tree. It is also called "Hadzharat Al Haya" or Shajarat
al-Hayah, which means "tree of life". It is located in Bahrain
paradise gardens of Eden, has become the main attraction of Bahrain, tourists
pulls feel involvement in the secret and touch the symbol of survival and triumph
over circumstances. The tree stands on a hill in the Arabian Desert surrounded
by miles of sand. There is not another tree as far as the eye can see; there is
actually no life at all in the vast, arid desert. The average temperature in
the region is 105 degree Fahrenheit often soaring to 120 degree, and bone stripping
sandstorms are common.

The 400-year-old mesquite tree is
growing in Bahrain, approximately 2 KM from the hill Jabal Dakhan. The tree
height is 32 feet growing at a decent distance from all his fellows, in the
middle of the desert, on top of 25-foot of a sandy hill. Hence, like all
mesquite trees, Sharajat-al-Hayat pretty good feels dry conditions. No one is sure
how the tree survives. However, researchers have speculated that the nearest
possible source of water is an underground stream about two miles away and that
the tree is somehow drawing water from that stream. Thus, the others say the
tree has learned to extract moisture from breezes blowing it from the Persian
Gulf or squeeze moisture from grains of sand. Others claim that the tree is
standing in what was once the Garden of Eden, and so has a more mystical source
of water.

Ideally, this could be attributed
to deep into the ground leaving the root system; the roots went deep into the
mesquite almost 50 meters. In this case the tree grows his longer roots, in
order to reach though any groundwater. Moreover, extra-long roots do not explain
why only one tree survived? However, rumors
about some miraculous bacteria residing in the sand somehow help the Tree of
mine water; however, there is no official confirmation of this theory. The tree
is a local popular tourist attraction, and it is visited by approximately
50,000 tourists every year. It is very prevalent because it is believed to be
growing in the middle of nowhere, with no water source and has never been
watered once throughout history. Moreover, Bahrain also has little to no rain
throughout the year. As a result, it is also believed to be the site for cults practicing
ancient rites. Thus, since October 2010, archaeologists have unearthed pottery
and other artifacts in the vicinity of the tree, some of which may date back to
the Dilmun civilization.